Waldbrände in Sibirien

Wildfires significantly affect the boreal ecosystem of Siberia. However, records on burnt areas and fire impact are still not satisfactory in Russia. Dense smoke from active burning and the persistent cloud covers impeded the application of optical sensors to the detection of burnt area in Siberia forest during the summer fire season.

In this European Space Agency (ESA) funded joint research project with the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, medium resolution (150 meters) ENVISAT wide swath SAR data (ASAR_WSM) and MERIS data was used to analyze fire dynamics in Siberia?s boreal forests.

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